No more lesser of two evils - The Undecided Voter Project (sitios de interés)
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I am undecided voter in Ohio that regularly listens to Marketplace and other shows on my commute to and from work. It was mentioned that you were looking for comments by undecided voters in Ohio. Here are my two cents:
>Two options simply are not enough. I am torn in this election, more than in any other, by the lackluster of Presidential candidates. On the left hand, we have a well-spoken, charismatic man who believes that he can bring real change to America. On the right hand, we have a well-versed, hard-nosed, dedicated man who believes that he can bring real change to America. Neither is a good solution. Neither are above the fray of disrespect, dishonor or incivility. Neither have conducted themselves in the manner of a truly admirable person. The ads they run, they language they use and the sound bites they speak are an insult to every American. We Americans deserve a straight answer to every question posed. We deserve clear plans, well thought-out strategies and decisive insights into how the candidates intend to conduct themselves as President of this fine country. If current action is a proxy for future behavior, this country is in for another long and treacherous four to eight years.
Democrat or Republican, each party has a significant ownership in the current state of American affairs. Iraq was not invaded by only one party; Iraq is not occupied by only one party; and The deficit was not created by only one party. All of the failures in government today were willed by the hands of both the Republicans and Democrats. Each party tags earmarks to bills; Each party listens more to lobbyists than to their own constituents; and Each party has lost sight of the fundamentals of this great country.
In the middle of both of these party’s candidates are other Presidential hopefuls that the media has forgotten about. Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Charles Baldwin and Robert Barr are but a few of the other candidates that are raising poignant questions to difficult issues while finding real solutions. I agree with each of these candidates on several of their stances. However, none of these candidates offer the ideal platform to me. Each candidate has holes in their platform, shortcomings in their experience and small means to voice their messages. Most importantly, each candidate has the ‘wasted vote’ ruse casting a shadow on their legitimacy.
My vote is undecided because neither of the big party candidates take responsibility for their party’s actions, their own shortcomings or speak with honesty and respect in every word that they utter. None of the candidates are people that I would want my child to emulate. None of them are honest, trustworthy, common sensical folk that I would want to call friend. This is a grave disappointment and embarrassment. It is evident to me that the Republican and Democratic parties are either short of qualified candidates or are short of dignity because their elected choices for Presidential candidates are an embarrassment to the people of this country.
John Q. Adams once said "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." I may, yet again, vote for neither of the two big parties, so that I may later spare myself the anguish of asking the question, as so many Americans should now ask themselves: What good have I done by voting for the lesser of two ills?
Chris Moody
>Two options simply are not enough. I am torn in this election, more than in any other, by the lackluster of Presidential candidates. On the left hand, we have a well-spoken, charismatic man who believes that he can bring real change to America. On the right hand, we have a well-versed, hard-nosed, dedicated man who believes that he can bring real change to America. Neither is a good solution. Neither are above the fray of disrespect, dishonor or incivility. Neither have conducted themselves in the manner of a truly admirable person. The ads they run, they language they use and the sound bites they speak are an insult to every American. We Americans deserve a straight answer to every question posed. We deserve clear plans, well thought-out strategies and decisive insights into how the candidates intend to conduct themselves as President of this fine country. If current action is a proxy for future behavior, this country is in for another long and treacherous four to eight years.
Democrat or Republican, each party has a significant ownership in the current state of American affairs. Iraq was not invaded by only one party; Iraq is not occupied by only one party; and The deficit was not created by only one party. All of the failures in government today were willed by the hands of both the Republicans and Democrats. Each party tags earmarks to bills; Each party listens more to lobbyists than to their own constituents; and Each party has lost sight of the fundamentals of this great country.
In the middle of both of these party’s candidates are other Presidential hopefuls that the media has forgotten about. Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Charles Baldwin and Robert Barr are but a few of the other candidates that are raising poignant questions to difficult issues while finding real solutions. I agree with each of these candidates on several of their stances. However, none of these candidates offer the ideal platform to me. Each candidate has holes in their platform, shortcomings in their experience and small means to voice their messages. Most importantly, each candidate has the ‘wasted vote’ ruse casting a shadow on their legitimacy.
My vote is undecided because neither of the big party candidates take responsibility for their party’s actions, their own shortcomings or speak with honesty and respect in every word that they utter. None of the candidates are people that I would want my child to emulate. None of them are honest, trustworthy, common sensical folk that I would want to call friend. This is a grave disappointment and embarrassment. It is evident to me that the Republican and Democratic parties are either short of qualified candidates or are short of dignity because their elected choices for Presidential candidates are an embarrassment to the people of this country.
John Q. Adams once said "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." I may, yet again, vote for neither of the two big parties, so that I may later spare myself the anguish of asking the question, as so many Americans should now ask themselves: What good have I done by voting for the lesser of two ills?
Chris Moody